South AmericaSouth America

Northern TropicsNorthern Tropics

Andean Countries Andean Countries

Southern GrasslandsSouthern Grasslands

Northern TropicsNorthern Tropics The GuianasThe Guianas

• Guyana, Suriname and French GuianaGuyana, Suriname and French Guiana Share: rainforest, coastal plainsShare: rainforest, coastal plains Differences: human characteristicsDifferences: human characteristics

• Language: Guyana-English Language: Guyana-English

Suriname-DutchSuriname-Dutch

French Guiana-FrenchFrench Guiana-French

Northern TropicsNorthern Tropics

Migration EffectsMigration Effects• Ethnic variationsEthnic variations

Southeast Asia, Africa, EuropeanSoutheast Asia, Africa, European• Guyana 2 main groupsGuyana 2 main groups

Asian decent ½ populationAsian decent ½ population African ancestry 43%African ancestry 43%

•Suriname 50% Asian decent30% Mulatto- African and other

ancestry•French Guyana

similar to Guyana

VenezuelaVenezuela

Leader: Hugo ChavezElected 1998

Poorest nation in SouthAmerica

Avg $3,530/yr.70% of population in poverty.

Rich in natural resoucesOIL OIL OIL

5th largest exporter in the world

Leader Chavezwants to nationalize oilanti U.S.-ties with IranSocialist Government-ties with Cuba

ColombiaColombiaNamed for Christopher Columbus

Economy: single (legal) cash crop--- COFFEE!!!!

U.S. concerns: Drug Trade (cocaine)

brings 2x as much money as coffee

Large division between rich and poor leading to many civil wars

The Andean CountriesThe Andean Countries

EcuadorPeruBoliviaChile

Manchu Picchu-PeruIncan ruin

Native Indian cultures make up25-55% of populations

Inca empire fell to Spanish in1500’s

Andean CountriesAndean CountriesEconomy:

Vertical Trade- Trading upand down betweenvillages.

People at differentelevation grow different crops.

Lake Titicaca

Tourism- The Uros Islands

Export TradeExport Trade

Santiago, Chile

Peruvian hats

Chilean fruits and wine

Southern GrasslandsSouthern GrasslandsParaguayUruguayArgentina

Argentina Beef

Uruguay- few exportsprimarily-cattle

grazing Must import most

consumer goods

Buenos Aires